I read yesterday that Twitter kicked Eric Lang, a famous board game designer, off its platform. He broke the social network’s Terms of Service (ToS). What did he do to run afoul of Twitter’s ToS? It’s a… mystery. When Twitter gives you the final heave-ho, they don’t tell you what you did to earn the...
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Tom King blocked me on Twitter
I woke up this morning, made my first cup of coffee, and began reading my Twitter feed. In other words, it was just a normal day. What wasn’t normal was when I discovered that comic book writer Tom King blocked me. I don’t know why he would feel the need to do so. To the...
Read MoreEthan Van Sciver’s Cyberfrog 2: Rekt Planet surpasses $1 million
Ethan Van Sciver’s Indiegogo campaign for Cyberfrog 2: Rekt Planet surpassed a million dollars Tuesday evening. The campaign is currently at $1,014,653. I backed the campaign on April 18. I’ve come full circle when it comes to backing crowdfunded comics. First I was for it, then I was against it, and now I’m back for...
Read MoreMags Visaggio goes after Sean Murphy on Twitter
Comic book writer Mags Visaggio weaponized Twitter to go after comic book writer and artist Sean Murphy. The reason? He dared to be her friend and he was nice to her. The scoundrel! Here are some of Mags Visaggio’s tweets: Im back! Last week was an absolutely crushing experience that, finally, taught me what it...
Read MoreDC Comics cuts ties with Diamond Comic Distribution
DC Comics announced it was parting ways with Diamond Comic Distribution, formerly the comic industry’s lone, monopolistic distributor. Geppi Family Enterprises owns Diamond. Comics published by DC will be distributed by the newly formed UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution, not by Diamond. This move began in late March. It was when the COVID-19 pandemic...
Read MoreSteve Geppi seeks to profit over comic book shops reopening
Steve Geppi, CEO of Geppi Family Enterprises and owner of Diamond Comic Distributors, announced a cockamamie scheme to capitalize on comic book shops reopening. Most comic book shops were forced to close their doors because of COVID-19. That, and because Diamond Comic Distributors, the lone distributor of comics, decided not to distribute. They also decided not...
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